flintlock

Questions about flintlock

What does flintlock mean?

flintlock means "a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flintlock?

flintlock has 2 syllables: flint-lock. The stress falls on "flint". In IPA it is /ˈflɪntˌlɑk/.

What is another word for flintlock?

Close synonyms include firelock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flintlock a common word?

flintlock is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with flintlock?

16 words rhyme with flintlock. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.